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EU Safety Gate · Report-2014-045

Hao Tattoo · True Black

The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including benzo(a)pyrene, (measured values for benzo(a)pyrene: 0.058mg/kg, total of carcinogenic PAHs: 0.529 mg/kg). The product contains also lead (measured value: 15.7 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) may not exceed 0.05 mg/kg and the level of lead should not exceed 2 mg/kg.

Published
14 November 2014
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Import rejected at border. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1782/14
Model
True blackCI:77891;CI:77491;
Batch
Unknown
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Total of 10 x 5 ml plastic bottles with a dropper attachment; self-adhesive labels.